Commuters wade through a waterlogged road Gurgaon: An overnight spell of rain lasting around two hours from 1am on Saturday cooled the morning but exposed the city’s waterlogging problem once again, inundating several residential roads, major stretches and underpasses.Water accumulated on internal roads in sectors 14 and 15, Old MG Road and several parts of…
Many of the commercial establishments in the Free School Street-Marquis Street area remain shut Kolkata: A crackdown on hotels and guest houses following the fire at Shikha Inn that claimed nine lives has dealt another blow to the fragile economy of central Kolkata’s “Mini Bangladesh” looking for a turnaround, as rows of budget accommodations were…
The incident happened in Lokpriya Vihar of Khoda Ghaziabad: A 47-year-old man allegedly slit the throats of his wife and 16-year-old daughter at their fourth-floor flat in Lokpriya Vihar of Khoda on Friday night after the wife repeatedly urged him to take his depression medication.He also attacked their younger daughter (14), who escaped with injuries…
Years of encroachments, inadequate infrastructure and neglected safety SOPs have created catastrophic conditions at the twin municipal markets Margao: The twin municipal markets of Margao — the New Municipal Market and Gandhi Market — house more than a thousand traders packed into every available inch of space. Their inventory spans cosmetics and chemicals, foam and…
Varanasi: The decomposed body of a 19-year-old youth, who had been missing since Aug 6, was recovered from a cow-dung pit near Khakhariya Pokhari on Lahartara Road late Friday. Police have arrested his three friends, who allegedly killed him during a liquor party to avenge an earlier assault, dismembered his body, packed the remains in…
An early picture of Alembic Pharma in Vadodara Ahmedabad: Tracking the biggest names in Indian pharmaceuticals over a century, IIM Ahmedabad associate professor Chinmay Tumbe mapped top firms from 1920 onward and found a rare constant from Gujarat. “The data revealed that Alembic Pharmaceuticals has been among the top 25 companies for over a century…
Mohali: A minor girl suffered around 80% burns after a man allegedly sprayed sanitiser on her and set her on fire at her residence in Industrial Area, Phase 7, Mohali, on Friday.Police said the accused allegedly locked the room from outside and fled after the attack. The girl was rushed to the civil hospital, Phase…
Police investigate an alleged investment fraud Pune: Four people allegedly cheated at least 10 investors of Rs 2.75 crore over the past three years by luring them into investing in an oil business for earning good returns.A Kondhwa resident (38) lodged a complaint against them with the Kondhwa police on Friday. Subsequently, a case under…
Surat: A 20-year-old BTech student who left home ostensibly intent on ending his life after an emotional video call to his father was traced in Ahmedabad within 24 hours and brought back safely by Surat police on Friday.The student, who also worked at a technology company, had called his father on Thursday afternoon and said…
Silchar: A sharp rise in the prices of essential commodities has strained household budgets across the Barak Valley, with sugar retailing at around Rs 65 per kg, mustard oil at Rs 205-215 a litre, and onions at Rs 60 per kg in markets across Silchar, Hailakandi, and Sribhumi.The surge has hit low- and middle-income families…
